August 2012 - Keppel Corporation

6 Sustaining GrowthTenancy boostMarina Bay Financial Centre continues to attract tenants with its prime business addressMarina Bay Financial Centre(MBFC), Singapore’s largesti n t e g r a t e d m i x e d - u s edevelopment in the newdowntown, has signed onnew tenants at its Tower3 office building. Thesenew tenants, which includeMead Johnson, Berge Bulk,Clifford Capital and Clyde& Co, will bring the overallcommitment level for MBFCOffice Tower 3 to over 70%at close to 890,000 sq ft.Mr Warren Bishop, CEOof Raffles Quay AssetManagement, the managerfor MBFC, said, “Locatedat the heart of Singapore’sNew Downtown at MarinaBay, MBFC continues to bethe choice business locationfor prestigious businesses,all leaders in their respectiveindustries.“ T h e s t r o n g l e a s i n gmomentum as well asthe healthy pipeline ofinterest from multinationalcompanies for office spacesat Tower 3 bear testament toMBFC’s reputation as Asia’sBest Business Address.”At 46 storeys high, MBFCTower 3 offers about1.3 million sq ft of primeGrade A office and retailspace. The new tenantsat MBFC Tower 3 comefrom different industriesincluding shipping,financial investment, legal,and paediatric nutrition.They join a stellar line upof tenants such as anchortenant DBS, Ashurst LLP,Clifford Chance, FitnessFirst, McGraw-Hill, Regusand WongPartnership.Across all the three officetowers, MBFC houses a mixof multinational corporationsfrom all around the worldsuch as Australia, Canada,China, France, Japan,Singapore, Switzerland, theUK and US.To add to the plethora ofF&B offerings at Marina BayLink Mall, Foodfare, a foodcourt operated by NTUC,has opened its doors atMBFC Tower 3, level 2 on17 July 2012. Other newdining choices at MBFCTower 3 include nouveauKorean, casual French,Spanish, Japanese and localcuisine selections.Making their Singaporedebut is Doutor Coffee fromJapan. Chez Petit Salut, partof the home grown Au PetitSalut Group, VeganBurg,Hokkaido Ramen Kaiko, TheRotisserie, dr CAFE COFFEEand Osvaldo Ola-Cocinadel Mar offer many diningoptions for the MBFC andOne Raffles Quay officecommunity as well as nearbyresidents. keppeliteKeppelite I August 2012